Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
PANIGRAHI, SHRI SRIBALLAVA
CONGRESS (I) - DEOGARH (ORISSA)
Father's Name: Late Shri Narasingh Panigrahi
Date of Birth: 2 September 1940
Place of Birth: Vill. Bargaon in Distt. Sambalpur (Orissa)
Marital Status: Married on 4 February 1975
Spouse's Name: Smt. Sunanda Panigrahi
Children: Two sons
Educational Qualifications :
B.A., LL.B.
Educated at G.M. College, Sambalpur and M.S. Law College, Cuttack
(Orissa)
Profession :
Political and Social Worker, Advocate, Agriculturist, Journalist
and Trade Unionist
Permanent Address :
Vir Surendra Sai Nagar (Bhutapara),
P.O. & Distt. Sambalpur-768001 (Orissa)
Tel. (0663) 31155
Positions Held :
1967-69President, D.C.C., Sambalpur
1969-71,1973-74 General Secretary, P.C.C., Orissa
and 1977-80
1971-77Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly
1971-72Member, Estimates Committee, Orissa Legislative Assembly
1972-73Minister, Education, Cultural Affairs and Parliamentary
Affairs, Orissa
1974-77Minister, Food and Civil Supplies, Commerce, Irrigation,
Power, Law, Revenue and Education, Orissa
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985-89Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
1986-87Chairman, Probe Committee of the Energy
1987-89Member, Hindi Salahakar Committee
Member, Consultative Committees, Ministry of Environment
and Forests, Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Energy
1988-89Member, Rules Committee
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-92Member, Estimates Committee
1992-93Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Securities Scam
1992-96Vice President, P.C.C., Orissa
1993-95Chairman, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Chemicals
1993-96Member, General Purposes Committee
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Contributes articles to newspapers and journals;
Social and Cultural Activities :
Associated with several educational, social and cultural
organisations; President, Sir Aurobindo Mandir Sabha, Sambalpur
Special Interests :
Establishment and management of educational and spiritual
organisations; cultural heritage and yoga movement
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, travelling, gardening, sightseeing and writing articles
Sports and Clubs :
Member, Sambalpur Club
Countries Visited :
China, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland,
West Germany, U.K. and U.S.S.R.
Other Information :
Chairman, I.N.T.U.C. Parliamentary Forum; Member (i) Senate and
Syndicate, Sambalpur University, 1971-74; (ii) National Waste
and Development Board; (iii) Parliamentary Farmers' Forum; and
(iv) C.P.A. and I.P.G.
Election Result :
Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,81,508
Total votes polled 5,80,176
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Sriballava Panigrahi (I.N.C.)2,20,648
(2) Shri Debendra Pradhan (B.J.P.)1,73,266
(3) Shri Rabinarayan Pani (J.D.)1,52,647
(4) Shri Pascal Barla (J.M.M.) 5,677